A Celebration of Women Playwrights
Thursday March 15th 7pm BRIGHTON BRANCH 617-782-6032
Boston Public Library 40 Academy Hill Road, Brighton Free.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH STAGED PLAY READINGS
Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro: excerpt from her play "Martha Mitchell" about the wife of Nixon's Attorney General-- the only US AG to go to jail, for Dirty Tricks such as covering up the Watergate break in.
Kelly DuMar: excerpt from the full length "Away Message"; about love and loss across two generations.
G.L.Horton's "Elegy"; a veteran violist wants to pass on a hard-earned lesson to an up-and-coming young woman virtuoso.
Monica Raymond's "Novices"; A twenty-first century take on The Taming of the Shrew: Kate (Alex Phillips) and Pete (Ian McCafferty), who've connected on-line, meet at Au Bon Pain. Kaycie Alanis directs.
Mary McCollough's "Bottom Lines"; Pooshee Pritchee intends to save brother, Cash, from himself-- and save the family's good name. Pooshee's son-to-be lawyer niece, Dee, tries to stop her.
Deborah Valianti: excerpt from the Brighton playwright's "Too Many Willies "; a gender bending exploration of the nature and source of Art, and inspiration, and the effects of marketplace sensibilities on the Artist.
TALKBACK and REFRESHMENTS to follow the readings.
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